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September 11

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P.O. Box 62011, Hawkwood RPO, Calgary, AB T3G 5S7www.HawkwoodCA.com

Executive DirectorsPresident ........................................................Kevan Newman, 403-277-9225Vice-President ...................................................................Maria Lynn FreelandSecretary...................................................... Donna Chapman, 403-239-4785Treasurer ............................................................................Russell McPherson

DirectorsHawk Eye Editor .........................................................................Glynn DobsonLEAF ..............................................................................................Mark KoelblPlanning & Development ........................................................Donna ChapmanSoccer ....................................................................................... Jurgen Dauter Community Garden ...................................................................Sarah AtkinsonWeb Master .......................................................................................Dai JonesSocial .............................................................................................Mary Noble Volunteer/Fundraising Director ...........................................Elhadi HammouteneTransportation .....................................................................................Pat KellySchool Liaison - Hawkwood .......................................................Rosanna LawSchool Liaison - St. Maria Goretti ................................................ Jennifer VassCasino ...........................................................................................Amy DoucetPlayground & Tot Lot ...................................................................Rosanna LawDirector at Large ............................................................................... Bruce Lee...................................................................................................... Kari Braaten

MP Calgary Rocky Ridge: Pat Kelly403-282-7980, pat.kelly@parl.gc.ca

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Elected OfficialsCouncillor: Joe Magliocca403-268-3280, Ward02@calgary.ca

MLA: Michael Connolly403-216-5444 calgary.northwest@assembly.ab.ca

President’s Message Tragedy in HawkwoodAs many of you have read or heard, there was an unfortunate pedestrian accident that happened in late July in Hawkwood. A vehicle was backing out of a driveway and struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk, resulting in fatal injuries to the pedestrian. This is not the first time that this has happened in Hawkwood and it is just the latest of many such incidents in Calgary this year. Our condolences go out to the family and friends who lost a wife, mother and grandmother.

Ten Seconds

I rode around Hawkwood today on my bike and I was shocked at some of the behaviours and things I saw and I thought to myself, “Boy, it would take no time at all to do that right.” And in conjunction with the above item, I came up with a short – and by no means complete – list of things would take virtually no time at all to do. So, here is my list of “It would only take us no more than 10 seconds to:• Pick up our dog’s poop and put it in a garbage

receptacle.• Actually drive the speed limit and arrive imperceptibly

later.• Come to a complete stop at a STOP sign.• Pull over when safe to do so, put the car in park and

answer that urgent call or text.• Back our vehicle into our driveway or garage – it’s

much safer!Twice in the past five years, I have nearly T-boned a car that was turning left onto Hawkstone Drive from Hawkwood Drive as a result of someone either not stopping at the STOP sign or not looking for traffic AND talking on a cell phone! Both times I had my kids in the vehicle, so they saw first-hand what NOT to do when driving (they were also unfortunately exposed to a profanity-laced lecture from their Dad to the other drivers!). I have said this before, it is not up to the police and authorities to control what we do; rather it is up to us as parents, neighbours and community members to teach/guide/strongly suggest how to act and behave. Remember the Golden Rule: treat others as you would have them treat you. If you have any other 10-second suggestions, let me know at President@HawkwoodCA.com.

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Hawkwood Babysitters I’m Stephanie, the Babysitter You Want. I am a responsible and dependable babysitter in Junior High School and have taken the Red Cross Babysitting course and am looking for clients in Hawkwood, Arbour Lake and Citadel. You can reach me at 403-289-3273. The best time to call is from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. week nights. My rate of pay is $8 per hour and 50¢ for each additional child.

Hello! My name is Megan and I would love to babysit for you! I am 14 years old and I have completed the Red Cross Babysitting Course. Also, I am certified in CPR & first aid through the Red Cross Bronze Medallion swimming/lifesaving classes. I am available to babysit on weekends and occasional weeknights in Hawkwood and surrounding areas, and I charge $10 per hour. I also offer dog walking and cat sitting services. Please contact me at 403-276-9508 (home) or 403-862-3273 (cell). I am looking forward to hearing from you!

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Rogers Cell Tower in Hawkwood - UpdateAs of the time of this writing, there is nothing new to report on the proposed Rogers cell tower in Hawkwood Village. As this is a project that is ultimately decided upon at the federal level of government, I wouldn’t expect a decision before year end. So as I find out more I will communicate it out via the Hawk Eye and/or our website.

Kevan Newman

...President’s Message Continued

Cycle UpdateCity Council approved the Calgary Pathways &

Bikeways Plan Update. The framework report was passed in Oct. 2014. The Council-approved Cycling Strategy provided initial funds for the project as one-time operating funding. To date, $19,500 of the $480,000 has been spent.

Now there are a project charter, as well as a steering committee, and a baseline map, with project management bids for a consulting team, and communication planning for public engagement.

However, there are some concerns about possible impacts on private property or roadways by route links in the plan; raised public expectations, but limited resources. There may be some outdated information or missed opportunities, due to new pathway and bikeway types of facilities and standards.

A report to the Council Committee on Transportation and Transit with another update is due December 2017.

Anne Burke

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

- Benjamin Franklin

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In Our CommunityJoin in the Fun with Sundaes on SundayOn Sunday

September 11 we will be celebrating our Hawkwood Community with our Sundaes on Sunday event from 1 - 3.30pm at Hawkhill Road Greenspace.

There will be plenty of ice cream and toppings for everyone to make their own delicious sundaes. There will be loads of other fun things to do at the event. We will have a DJ, dancing, competitions, games for all ages and a scavenger hunt. There will be free face painting, balloon animals and a bouncy castle (kindly sponsored by Kurtis Bain Homelife Central Real Estate Services and Superstore President’s Choice).

We will be having organised race events for children and adults starting at around 2pm. There will be a sack race, three legged race and egg and spoon races for various age groups. Bring your bike to enter the slow bicycle race. Sign up at the HCA Event Stall when you arrive to book a place.

We are also having a cake baking competition. There will be 3 categories 1) Under 7 year olds and 2) Under 13 year olds and 3) Adults. Just bring your creation to the Cake Competition Table before 1.30pm on the day to enter.

This is a free HCA event but make sure to bring your quarters, loonies and toonies for the raffle and other side show games.

This is a celebration for all of the community and all are welcome. So whether you are a singleton, a senior or a family we want you all to come along and join in the fun.

Bring your own picnic blankets and chairs so that you can eat your Sundaes in comfort! See you there!

If you have any queries about the event or if you have any new items (large or small) that you or your business would like to donate as prizes for the raffle, tombola or other events please contact Mary on Social@hawkwoodca.com.

Councillor ReportCalgary City Council remained busy through the

summer months and I would like to take this opportunity to share some important updates that may impact you and your community.

In July, City Council unanimously approved Calgary Police Service’s request for 50 new police officers. These new officers will help further support their efforts in reducing crime in our communities. The new positions will be funded by fine revenue and will not have an impact on property taxes.

City Council also unanimously supported a sliding scale low income transit pass. This will change the current $44 monthly pass to one where the pass price is dependent upon income, according to the low income cut-off (LICO) scale. This will reduce the current $44 monthly pass down to as little as $5.45 for low income individuals. The Government of Alberta provided $13.5 million to help fund this program.

I was pleased that Council agreed to look at Shaganappi Trail between 144th Ave and Stoney Trail in relation to heavy truck traffic. Shaganappi Trail is currently a trucking route; however, I would like to see if it would be appropriate to only allow heavy trucks on weekdays, so that the residents along Shaganappi Trail can enjoy being outdoors on weekends without the loud noises from heavy trucks. City administration will be consulting with the industry to see how we can make improvements for the communities along this portion of Shaganappi Trail.

There has been good progress on the construction of the upgraded interchange on Sarcee Trail and Stoney Trail. Once complete this interchange will allow for safer access from Sarcee Trail on to Stoney Trail, which will also help reduce congestion. This project will also widen 112th Ave west of Sarcee Trail from two lanes to four lanes. To date, these projects are on schedule to be complete by late 2016.

Joe’s Tip:Pokémon Go Players – Please be mindful of our neighbours and respectful of public property.

Joe Magliocca, Councillor, Ward 2

DID YOU KNOW??Bamboo can grow up to 3ft in a 24 hour period.

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In Our CommunityHawkwood Community GardenHawkwood is building a Community Garden to

bring diverse members of our community together to share, learn, and grow in Hawkwood. We’ve been keeping you up to date on the garden development through the Hawkeye, but you can also check out hawkwoodca.com for up to date information.

The garden will be built in several phases over the next couple of years, depending on available funds, weather, and volunteers. As many of you may have noticed, the first phase - the rain garden to address drainage at the site - has been slightly delayed. We are, however, moving forward with the building of some planter boxes in September regardless and hope to see the rain garden started before the fall.

Calling all Volunteers!!!!We will begin the building of the Hawkwood Community Garden September 16th and 17th, 2016. Many hands make light work so please come and help us out. If you are interested in helping, email us at Hawkwood.garden@gmail.com and we will send you more information about shifts, the plan, etc.. No skills are necessary, just a willingness to get involved. Come out and join your neighbours to make the garden a space built for Hawkwood, by Hawkwood.

Orange Road Marks in Construction ZonesThe City General Manager was asked about the use

of orange road marks in construction zones to slow drivers down and fluorescent green walk-way signs to help make walkers safer. The proposal could be a pilot project (during construction season) and when this year will the City implement the improvements?

However, when City staff followed up, they learned that the orange marks were only used on divided highways, without oncoming traffic. There might be confusion, if used with traffic coming from the opposite direction. While it could be a pilot project, there is no national standard.

The use of fluorescent signs will be a standard and the City wants to use them at and near schools, as soon as existing signs need to be replaced, in order to limit costs.

Anne Burke

Fun with KidsTreasure hunting is a great family activity. This

September, create a list of items to collect with the family while heading outside to enjoy the last warm days of summer and the crisp cool days that begin near the end. Nature is full of exciting things to find and discover! Take pictures of each item with your phone and make a collage for your family memories. Use an egg carton to help store collected items. Add to the daily fun; pack a picnic to enjoy partway through the hunt.

What to find? Here are a few suggestions!• A twig with berries still attached• Any woodland creature• A flower• A Clover • A rock in the shape of a heart • Leaves of various colors • Pinecones• Something red• A spider web• A nest • A feather• Moss• Your Own Choice (each child finds something they

think is a treasure)

Larynda McKay

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Traffic SafetyAfter consulting with City Councillors and community

associations, City Council approved the 2016 Residential Traffic Safety Strategy, with:• Traffic Safety Town Halls for each ward• traffic safety education programs at schools

The proposal is part of the Calgary Police Services (CPS) Traffic Safety Plan, 2014-2017. CPS will conduct concentrated enforcement in priority areas based on input from community associations, Traffic Service Requests, 3-1-1, Councillor Offices, and traffic data posted online.

CPS coordinates strategies in partnership with members of the Safer Mobility Operations Team, which include City Departments, such as Roads, Transportation Planning, Calgary Transit, Transportation Infrastructure, Calgary Parking Authority, and the provincial Alberta Transportation.

Anne Burke

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Community Connection2016 FREE Guided Cemetery Tours:Until October 30. Cowboys and cooks, prohibitionists and politicians, suffragettes and speculators! Join our volunteer guides for a walk through time to learn about the people and events that shaped Calgary. Tours are 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (weather permitting). Take place at Burnsland Cemetery, St. Mary’s Pioneer Cemetery, and Union Cemetery. Visit calgary.ca/cemeteries for dates, location and more information.

Spread your wings with a birdwatching course: Interested in birdwatching, but don’t know how to get started? The City’s Learn to Birdwatch course can help. Learn to Birdwatch is offered on Sunday, September 11 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Registration is $26.25 per person. This course is suitable for 12 years and up, and includes class and field time, so please dress for the weather. Register before your spot flies away at calgary.ca/parksguide.

GriefShare: Tuesday, Sept. 6th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: GriefShare, a support group that offers help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. We meet weekly at Hawkwood Baptist Church, 20 Hawkwood Dr. NY, starting Tuesday, Sept. 6th through Nov. 29th. The sessions include professional help through Video seminars, Support Group discussions and personal Workbook journaling. Attendance is free, but the cost of the workbook is $15. Please call (403) 239-6200 to register. You are welcome to join at any time during the 13 sessions.

Depression Workshop: Saturday, Oct. 1st, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Depression Workshop: “Depression: Your Food and Your Mood” with Dr. Magda Czegledi, M.D. at Hawkwood Baptist Church, 20 Hawkwood Dr. N.W. Everyone welcome! Please call (403) 239-6200 to register free. There will be opportunity for a free-will collection to defray costs of hand-out materials and light snacks.

Mood Mastery: Wednesday, Oct. 12th, 7:00 p.m.: We will again host another 10-week “Mood Mastery” depression support group with Dr. Magda Czegledi, M.D. at Hawkwood Baptist Church, 20 Hawkwood Dr. NW. To register for this support group, or for further information, please call Dr. Magda directly at (403) 464-7244.

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Trailers and Recreational Vehicles (RV’s) in HawkwoodHere’s hoping that on the heels of a wet summer,

we will have a beautiful fall and that some of us can get some late season camping in. If you do own a travel trailer, fifth wheel or motorhome (let’s call all of these RV’s), then hopefully you know some of the bylaws and general considerations for parking them in Hawkwood. First of all, if you have space in your back yard or garage, you are entitled to store your RV or trailer there as long as it is operable and doesn’t become “junk”. An RV (such as a tent or travel trailer) cannot be stored on a driveway. When you bring your RV to your house and park it on the street, you can do so for 36 consecutive hours for pre- or post-camping logistics. If you are going to be there more that 1 ½ days, you can’t move it one foot and re-start the 36-hour clock – this is to prevent the actual storage of RV’s on City streets and there is a Bylaw preventing this. Of course, when you park your RV, it has to be proximal to your house, hitched to your vehicle, and it can’t be parked in such a way to make it unsafe to use the road or sidewalk. As a general consideration for your neighbours, please only run your hoses and extension cords across the sidewalk only when you need them. These units are getting bigger and bigger and they can cause some safety hazards on our streets due to sight lines and the like, so please be respectful. If your neighbour has his RV parked on the street for more than what’s acceptable, call 311 and a Bylaw Officer will come out, investigate and chalk the RV’s tires – that’s when the 36-hour clock will start for enforcement, not when you called it in.

The other issue in Hawkwood that has been happening a lot is the increasing amount of utility trailers that are parked on our streets. There might be a couple of reasons for that in that our economic issues have forced people to self-employ and nowadays, with relatively low capital investment, all you need is some tools, a truck/trailer and a smart phone and voila, you can be a roofer, drywaller, plumber, handyman, etc. Gone are the days of needing a shop in an industrial part of town and commuting to that shop to where your equipment is. And depending on who you are that is either a good thing or a bad thing. Again, keep in mind that streets and alleys are City property and garages and back yards are private property. A trailer cannot be parked on a driveway, front yard, street or alley unattached to the vehicle that is used to tow it. If a

trailer is parked on a street – and attached to the vehicle towing it – that vehicle must be registered to the owner that lives nearby. What is happening in Hawkwood is that a company with one or more truck/trailers are parked at night and during the day, the workers take the truck/trailer to their worksite and return it to Hawkwood at night. At present, this is completely legal, but the aesthetics and potential safety issues around one or more of these tandems parking on our streets is concerning to say the least. If you see an illegally parked trailer (unhitched), call 311 and report it.

According to the Land Use Bylaw, any RV or boat cannot be parked in a front setback (driveway or yard) for more than 24 hours. Also, a utility trailer cannot remain in a front setback unless it is being actively loaded or unloaded. Both of these items seem to be regular occurrences in Calgary and are not actively enforced for some reason. Stay tuned to this space for an update on why.

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Transit Park & Ride ReviewCTrain parking lots owned and operated by Calgary

Transit make up about 70% of the parking supply. Now a Council initiative will undertake a study based on these goals:• to achieve an overall target to serve approximately

15% of weekday peak period CTrain trips• explore land use bylaws for shared-use parking near

CTrain stations and major bus terminals• offer additional funding for park and ride

development and management using surplus revenues from other parking.

• move to 100% monthly reserved parking, with different prices based on demand, and offer a system of daily reserved parking, that uses vacant monthly reserved spaces.

• examine how Calgary Transit could charge a higher fee for reserve parking to customers who live outside Calgary

A report to the Council Committee on Transportation and Transit about these recommendations is due by June 2017.

The study will develop parking plans to include timelines, phasing, and cost estimates that reflect Transit Oriented Development (TOD) planning for all current and future CTrain stations.

Another report with a park & ride plan for Anderson Station is due no later than September 2016.

Anne Burke

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Hawkwood Transportation Updates Pedestrian SafetyA tragic pedestrian accident occurred in Hawkwood in late July. A pedestrian walking along Hawkwood Drive was struck and severely injured by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. Unfortunately, the pedestrian has since passed after several days in the hospital. Our thoughts are with the family facing this devastating situation. Police are investigating the factors contributing to this accident.

This demonstrates the importance of traffic safety awareness in Hawkwood. Pedestrians have the right-of-way on all sidewalks and pedestrian crossings. Backing out of driveways is a high-risk maneuver and must be done cautiously. Please trim back vegetation that blocks your view of the sidewalk, to prevent being surprised by pedestrians. There have also been near-misses in Hawkwood crosswalks. Are you aware of all the crosswalks you pass through during regular trips in Hawkwood? Make a mental note of their location - you will encounter at least 3 to 4. Insure you follow the speed limit, to allow time to see and yield to pedestrians. Riskier crossings on Hawkwood Boulevard and Hawkwood Drive now have fluorescent marker signs. Flashing LED’s were recently installed in the crossing in front of Hawkwood Elementary School, to improve safety when school resumes this September. Parents dropping off children can help by driving and parking responsibly in front of the school, and insuring children cross the street at crosswalks. Pedestrians can protect themselves by making eye contact with drivers, and insuring an approaching vehicle is stopping, before proceeding. Consistently following these best practices will keep everyone safe.

Air Traffic The Calgary Airport Authority (YYC) placed temporary air traffic noise monitors in Hawkwood, Bowness and Signal Hill, throughout July. This was intended

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to quantify concerns some residents have expressed regarding low-level, high-frequency flights over their communities. Monitoring results are expected to be available this fall or early winter.

If this data confirms frequency is an issue, this will provide further justification to ask NAV Canada to find a way to eliminate concentrated flight paths. The Hawkwood Community Association has been requesting a fair solution that spreads out flight paths across Northwest Calgary. To this point, NAV Canada has not communicated a plan to achieve this. Additional community pressure may be required to insure options are thoroughly reviewed.

Joke CornerQ. Why did the music

teacher need a ladder? A. To reach the high notes

Q. Why did the kids study in a plane? A. Because he wanted a higher education

Q. What do elves learn in school? A. The elf-abet!

Q. What is the world's tallest building? A. The library, because it has the most stories

Q. Why did the clock go to the principal's office?

A. For tocking too much